West Japan Railway Company provides passenger railway transport services in Japan. The company operates through Transportation Operations, Retail Business, Real Estate Business, and Other Businesses segments. It operates a railway network that stretches across an area of approximately 104,000 square kilometers covering 18 prefectures in western Honshu and the northern tip of Kyushu comprising a total of 1,200 railway stations with an operating route length of 5,008.7 kilometers. The company also operates high-speed intercity passenger service between Shin-Osaka station in Osaka and Hakata station in Fukuoka in northern Kyushu; and high-speed intercity passenger service between Tokyo and Kanazawa stations. In addition, its urban network offers service to the KyotoOsakaKobe metropolitan area with an operating route length of 946.0 kilometers. Further, the company operates other conventional lines with an operating route length of 3,250.1 kilometers comprising intercity transport provided by limited express and express services; regional transport for commuters and students in and around regional hub cities, such as Hiroshima and Okayama; and local lines with low transport density, as well as TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE, a sleeper train to invigorate the West Japan Area. Additionally, it offers bus and ferry services; operates convenience stores, department stores, specialty stores, food and beverage outlets, and tourism campaigns; and provides travel agency, advertising agency, hotel, maintenance and engineering, and other services. The company is also involved in the sale and leasing of residential and urban development properties; management of shopping centers in station buildings and other facilities; operation of large station buildings at hub railway stations; and development of commercial facilities near railway station areas and underneath elevated tracks. West Japan Railway Company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

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What guidance has WEST JAPAN RWY/S issued on next quarter's earnings?

WEST JAPAN RWY/S updated its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.51-4.51 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $13.8-13.8 billion.

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Media headlines about WJRYY stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. WEST JAPAN RWY/S earned a daily sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

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What is WEST JAPAN RWY/S's stock price today?

One share of WJRYY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.3850.

How big of a company is WEST JAPAN RWY/S?

WEST JAPAN RWY/S has a market capitalization of $14.51 billion and generates $13.55 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.04 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.48 on an earnings per share basis. WEST JAPAN RWY/S employs 47,869 workers across the globe.

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